County Durham Mine Water Heating System
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Seaham, England, United Kingdom
Source: BBC
Work is under way to create a mine water heating system which will supply hundreds of homes using water from disused mines. This system will heat houses in a new community near Seaham in County Durham, with half of the 1,500 homes in the Seaham Garden Village development being heated through an ultra-low carbon district heat network.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Government
- Location
- Seaham, England, United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- BBC
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Description | Work is under way to create a mine water heating system which will supply hundreds of homes using water from disused mines. This system will heat houses in a new community near Seaham in County Durham, with half of the 1,500 homes in the Seaham Garden Village development being heated through an ultra-low carbon district heat network. |
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Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
State | England |
City | Seaham |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Government |
Article published date | 2025-03-07 |
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